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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always 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 a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to understand these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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