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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently 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 quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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