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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are typically 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 many topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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