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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners 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 quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses 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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