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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are free for learners 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 numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education