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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning make it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students 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 a variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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