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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners 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 lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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