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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students 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 quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better understand these new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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