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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for students 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 a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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