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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are free for learners 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 quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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