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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are normally 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 many issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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