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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning have empowered students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not 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 quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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