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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education have enabled learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently 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 online education organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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