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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly 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 a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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