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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are free for learners 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 numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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