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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily 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 many issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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