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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently 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 subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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