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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually 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 subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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