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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important 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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