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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners 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 a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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