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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students 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 a lot of topics that online education organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these new open education ventures. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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