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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly 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 several issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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