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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free 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 subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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