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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students 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 several issues that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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