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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally 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 numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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