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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free 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 many subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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