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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students 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. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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