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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not 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 issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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