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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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