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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally 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 a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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