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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are 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 issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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