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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners 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 many topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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