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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning have empowered students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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