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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly 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 numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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