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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are 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 several topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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