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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free 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 quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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