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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free 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 many topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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