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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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