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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not 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 topics that online education institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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