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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free 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 numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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