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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are normally 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 a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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