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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently 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 a variety of topics that online learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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