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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are almost always 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 subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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