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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education make it possible for students all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for students 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 several topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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