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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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