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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are typically 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 a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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