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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners 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 quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also explores 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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