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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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