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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always 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 numerous topics that elearning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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