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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are typically 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 quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are considering now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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