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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always 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 numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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