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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses 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 several issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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