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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses 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 learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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