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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC 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 quite a few issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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