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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education technology enable students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly 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 many subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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