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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually 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 many issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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