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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students 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 issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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