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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students 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 a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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