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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily 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 lot of topics that online learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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