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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning have enabled learners all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners 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 topics that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major 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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