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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners 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 numerous subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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