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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily 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 quite a few topics that online learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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