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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students 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 a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to understand these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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