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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are usually 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 a lot of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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