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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for students 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 a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better grasp these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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