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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are 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 topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sudan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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