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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently 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 many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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