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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free 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 many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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