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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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