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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently 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 numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to understand these important new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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