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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are typically 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 several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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