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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily 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 numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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