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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students 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 variety of topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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