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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free 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 subjects that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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