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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are free for learners 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 several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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