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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are usually 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. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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