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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners 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 several issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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