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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. 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 mostly free 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 variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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