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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free 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 several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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