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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always 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 institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp these open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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