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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free 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 many topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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