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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free 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 numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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