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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are 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 topics that distance learning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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