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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning technology enable people all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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