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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in digital education technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students 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 numerous topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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