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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for students 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 issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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