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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning enable humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly 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 many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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