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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students 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 topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to understand these significant new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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