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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for learners 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 variety of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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