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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free 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 many issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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