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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students 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 many issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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