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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always 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 issues that elearning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to understand these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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