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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free 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 technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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