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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners 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 numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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