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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students 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 issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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