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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are normally free 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 many topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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