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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are commonly 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 a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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