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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily 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 numerous topics that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better perceive these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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