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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly 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 many subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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