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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always 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 topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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