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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are typically 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 quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open education experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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