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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students 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 numerous topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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