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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly 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 quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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