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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not 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 e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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