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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free 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 quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand these important new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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