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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily 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 numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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