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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students 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 numerous subjects that online learning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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