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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically 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 issues that online education institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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