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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free 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 numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like San Marino to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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