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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly 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 numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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