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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are normally 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 numerous issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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