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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free 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 several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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