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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily 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 a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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