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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students 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 quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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