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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are typically 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 numerous issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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