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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently 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 topics that online education organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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