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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free 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 lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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