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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online 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 a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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