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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly 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 many subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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