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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free for learners 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 quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand these new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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