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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are usually free 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 a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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