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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are typically free for learners 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 a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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