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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are generally 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 a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Armenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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