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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free 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 several topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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