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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually 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 many topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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