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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning have made it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily 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 quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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