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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for students 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 quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the 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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