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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open 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 numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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