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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for students 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 topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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