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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually 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 several topics that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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