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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always 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 e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to understand these new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the most important 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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