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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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