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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOCs are almost always 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 a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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