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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly 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 learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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