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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners 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 a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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