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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are 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 a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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