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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free for students 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 many topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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