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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily 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 several subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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