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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always 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 quite a few topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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