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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in digital education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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