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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for students 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 many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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