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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners 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 a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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