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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for learners 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 subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better understand these open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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