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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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