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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are typically 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 subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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