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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily 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 quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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