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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily 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 quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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