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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always 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 many topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also studies the major 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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