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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually 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 numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the 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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