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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently 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 several issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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