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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are typically 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 several topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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