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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically 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 lot of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Professors want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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