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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners 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 distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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