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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly 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 subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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