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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are almost always free 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 several topics that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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