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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently 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 lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open educational ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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