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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning are empowering learners all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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