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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners 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 a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. People want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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