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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students 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 a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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