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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free 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 several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Trainers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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