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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. 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. These massive open courses are normally free 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 subjects that online education organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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