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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively 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 a lot of topics that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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