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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not 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 topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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