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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not 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 lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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