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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students 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 quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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