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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners 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 a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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