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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not 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 numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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