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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online education are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are 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 quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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