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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily 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 several issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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