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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always 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 online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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