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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners 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 several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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