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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners 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. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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