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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently 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 have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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