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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly 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 quite a few topics that online learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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