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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free 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 a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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