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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically 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 variety of topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. People want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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