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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students 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 several issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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