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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free 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 numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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