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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are generally 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 a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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