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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners 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 a variety of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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