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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are commonly 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 many issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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