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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are free for learners 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 a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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