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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly 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 many subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open education ventures. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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