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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently 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 subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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