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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 several topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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