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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally 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 many issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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