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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly 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 a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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