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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not 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 quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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