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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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