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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always 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 issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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