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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning are empowering students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are ordinarily 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 a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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