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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 topics that elearning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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