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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are normally free but do not 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 have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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