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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always 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 elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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