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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are normally 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that online education institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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