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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always 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 topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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