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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free 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 e-learning institutions are considering today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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