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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly 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 numerous topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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