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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly 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 many issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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