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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners 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 numerous topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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