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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students 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 many issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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