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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are customarily free 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 several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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