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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are generally 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 quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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