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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not 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 quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses 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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