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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are usually 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. People want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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