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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not 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 lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these fascinating new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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