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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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