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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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