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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning enable humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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