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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for learners 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 several issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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