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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are 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 technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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