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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students 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 online education institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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