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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students 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 subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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