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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for students 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 quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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