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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning are empowering humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free 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 several subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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