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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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