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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC classes are normally 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 a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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