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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually 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 topics that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOCs? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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