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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily 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 quite a few topics that online education organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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