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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always 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 quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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