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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners 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 numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies 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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