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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always 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 quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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