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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students 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 a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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