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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are normally free but do not 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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