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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students 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 many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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