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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for students 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 variety of topics that online learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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