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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students 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 quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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