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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly 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 several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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