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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not 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 a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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