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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 issues that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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