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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology are enabling students all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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