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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners 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 several subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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