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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always 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 many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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