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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for students 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 many issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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