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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always 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 several issues that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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