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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly 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 a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cambodia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open education undertakings. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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