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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners 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 lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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