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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always 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 quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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