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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology enable students all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly 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 numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand these open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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