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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly 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 several topics that online education organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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