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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners 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 several topics that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the major 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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