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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 subjects that online learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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