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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not 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 many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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