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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in learning technology enable humans all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for students 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 a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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