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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for students 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 a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open education ventures. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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