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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students 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 issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to understand these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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