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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in digital education technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free 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 issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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