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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology enable learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for learners 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 many subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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