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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are free for students 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 a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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