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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC 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 topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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