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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online 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 a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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