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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners 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 quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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