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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners 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 learning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like New Caledonia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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