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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always 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 quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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