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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These 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 a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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