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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners 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 quite a few topics that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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