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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually 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 many topics that distance learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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