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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students 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 a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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