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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students 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 a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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