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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly 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 numerous issues that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open educational ventures. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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