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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are commonly 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 several topics that online education organizations must deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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