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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are 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 a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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