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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically 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 several issues that e-learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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