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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always 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. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open education experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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