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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are 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. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)