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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently 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 numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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