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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally 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 variety of topics that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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