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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC 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 issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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