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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always 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 topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mozambique to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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