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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. 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 distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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