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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are usually 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 issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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