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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are ordinarily 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 several subjects that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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