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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically 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 many issues that elearning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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