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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education initiatives. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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