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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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