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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in online education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly 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 subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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