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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are 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 several topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better grasp these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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