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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are 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 quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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