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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently 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 variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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