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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are almost always free 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 a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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