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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are typically 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 quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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