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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently 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 subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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