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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students 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 issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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