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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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