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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are generally 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 numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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