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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally 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 a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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