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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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