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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly 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 numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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