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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free 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 many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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