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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily 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 numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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