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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly 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 several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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