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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students 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 many issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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