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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology make it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently 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 a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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