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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are generally 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 learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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