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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly 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 a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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