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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners 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 a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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