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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 several topics that learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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