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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are free for learners 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 lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Trainers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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