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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently 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 numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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