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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are 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 many topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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