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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students 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 numerous topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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