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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses 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 many topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better grasp these significant new open educational initiatives. People want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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