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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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