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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily 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 issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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