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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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