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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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