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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always 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 technology institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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