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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in digital education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always 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 issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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