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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs 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 a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. People want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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