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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes 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 many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ukraine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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