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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free 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 numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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