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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students 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 lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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