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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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