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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always 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 numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important 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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