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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open online courses are free 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 a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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