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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always 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 subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better grasp these new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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