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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually 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 several topics that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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