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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently 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 learning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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