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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning enable learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently 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 subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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