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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for students 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 many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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