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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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