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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic education technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are commonly 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 quite a few topics that online education institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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