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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free 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 quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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