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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are almost always 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 a variety of subjects that online education organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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