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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are generally 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 subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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