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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners 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 a variety of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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