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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally 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 a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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