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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always 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 quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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