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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually 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 many issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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