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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning are enabling learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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