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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually 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. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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