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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs 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 quite a few topics that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better understand these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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