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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are generally 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 a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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