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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily 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 a variety of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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