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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. 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 a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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