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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly 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 many topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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