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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free 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 many issues that elearning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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