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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually 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 several topics that online education institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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