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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually 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 subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about 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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