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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners 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 quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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