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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in digital education technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are usually 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 subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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