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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning have made it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students 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 numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open educational initiatives. Educators want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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