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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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