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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly 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 a variety of issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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