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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently 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 issues that elearning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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