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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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