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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students 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 topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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