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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning have enabled students all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly 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 a lot of subjects that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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