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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ukraine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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