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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not 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 several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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