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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free 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 a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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