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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are 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 several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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