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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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