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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are mostly free for learners 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 numerous topics that elearning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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