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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free 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 a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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