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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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