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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are free 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 several topics that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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