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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free 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 learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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