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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students 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 topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these fascinating new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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