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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students 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 quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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