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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free 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 lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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