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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically 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 a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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