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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students 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 several subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to understand these open education endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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