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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning have empowered students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free 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. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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