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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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