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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are free for students 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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