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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning are enabling learners all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are almost always 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 several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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