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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always 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 topics that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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