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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs 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 quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources