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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always 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 issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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