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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are free for learners 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 numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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