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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free 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 subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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