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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually 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 quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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