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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning have enabled students all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always 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 subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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