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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that e-learning organizations have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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