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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology enable students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students 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 many issues that online education organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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