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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically 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 a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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