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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not 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 quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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