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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling humans all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are ordinarily 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 several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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