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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. 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 online courses are usually 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 a variety of issues that online learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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