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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning enable learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently 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 a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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