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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are generally free for learners 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. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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