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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally 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 several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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