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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students 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 several issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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