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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are 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 quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better understand these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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