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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly 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 a variety of topics that online education institutions have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better grasp these open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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