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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning technology enable learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education ventures. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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