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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are generally 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 many topics that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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