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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses 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 many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Educators want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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