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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently 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 a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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