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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are generally free for learners 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 learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the 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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