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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are usually 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 many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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