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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in digital education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for learners 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 topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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