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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses 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 several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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