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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always 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 many issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better perceive these new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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