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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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