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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free 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 quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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