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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education make it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students 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 a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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