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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are mostly free for students 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 several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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