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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students 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 several topics that elearning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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