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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students 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 variety of topics that online learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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