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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are 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 several issues that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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