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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently 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 are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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