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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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