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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically 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 several issues that elearning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education ventures. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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