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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand these open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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