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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently 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 several topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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