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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students 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 numerous issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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