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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are 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 variety of issues that online learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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