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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are generally 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 numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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