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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning are enabling learners all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly 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 subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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