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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning have empowered humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free 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 elearning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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