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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently 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 topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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