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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning enable humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC 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 numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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