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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education are enabling humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are mostly 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 quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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