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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students 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 quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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