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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free 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 many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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