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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners 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 many issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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