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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free 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 subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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