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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses online. 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 numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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