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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free 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 many subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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