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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not 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 lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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