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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are free for learners 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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