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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are free for students 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 a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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