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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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