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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free 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 topics that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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