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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always 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 issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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