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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students 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 many subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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