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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not 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 many issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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