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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily 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 numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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