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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always 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 many topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. People want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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