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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners 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 issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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