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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are usually 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 a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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