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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners 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 quite a few issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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