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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily 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 a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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