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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These 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 a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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