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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in digital education technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students 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 numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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