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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners 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. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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