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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education enable learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always 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 distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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