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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free 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 elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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