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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally 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 quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education ventures. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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