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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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