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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online 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 many topics that online education organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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