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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students 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 topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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