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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free 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 quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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