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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally 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 quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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