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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically 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 issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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