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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive 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 variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open education initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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