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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are 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 a lot of topics that e-learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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