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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently 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 are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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