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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online 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 several issues that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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