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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for students 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 numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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