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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free 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 subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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