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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly 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 a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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