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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are 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 a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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