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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students 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 a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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