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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. 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 a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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