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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly 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 quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. People want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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