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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free 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 several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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