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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily 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 subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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