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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners 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 quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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