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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently 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 many topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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