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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners 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 several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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