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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always 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 many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. People want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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