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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly 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. There are many subjects that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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