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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually 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 a variety of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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