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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly 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 numerous topics that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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