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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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