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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually 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 quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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