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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically 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 several issues that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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