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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners 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 numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are considering now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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