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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that online education institutions have to consider now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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