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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students 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 numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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