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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally 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 many issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better understand these open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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