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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always 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 quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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