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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not 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 issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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