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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are generally 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 variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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