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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free 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 a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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