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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are almost always 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 a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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