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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning enable learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners 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 many topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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