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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally 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 topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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