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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are free for students 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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