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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not 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 several subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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