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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently 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 variety of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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