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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are usually free 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 quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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