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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners 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 numerous issues that e-learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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