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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners 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 several topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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