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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently 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 organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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