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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners 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 a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. People want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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