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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students 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 several subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education initiatives. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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