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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily 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 quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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