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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free 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 many topics that online education institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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