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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students 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 a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open education ventures. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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