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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are 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 subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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