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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning are empowering humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally 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 a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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