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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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