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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not 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 topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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