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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually 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 numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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