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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning have enabled students all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 several subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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