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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students 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 subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational ventures. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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