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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are usually 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 considering in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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