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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always 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 a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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