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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for students 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses 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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