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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually 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 several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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