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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students 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 many issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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