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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free 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 many issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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