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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are typically 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 a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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