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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students 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 variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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