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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are considering today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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