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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners 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 topics that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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