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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free 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 a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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