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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally 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 a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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